. >> congressman mike thompson and peter king. >> i don't know what they're afraid. >> pat toomey and joe manchin. >> this does nothing to infringe the rights of law abiding citizens. >> the answer can't be we're going to do nothing. >> the debate begins. >>> with the families of the victims of the sandy hook massacre watching from the senate gallery today, the senate voted to move forward on massacre volume legislation. the measure passed with 68 votes. 16 republicans joined 52 democrats to overwhelm the republican filibuster threat led by rand paul and ted cruz. julian soto who lost her sister in the newtown massacre, said this. >> we had a good start. this is one thing we needed done, and we're not going anywhere. at least i'm not. >> president obama called the sandy hook family members who have been lobbying congress all week. white house secretary jay carney described the call this way. >> the president congratulated the families, noting the bipartisan progress would not have been possible without their efforts. he reiterated that much work remains and pledged to continue fightin